Intentia's Java-based Movex NextGen Delivers Second-to-none Performance
in New Benchmark Test
Stockholm, Sweden and Rochester, MN, USA-Intentia International AB
(publ) (XSSE: INT B) today announces second-to-none performance from the
latest benchmark test of Intentia's Java-based Movex NextGen. The
achieved results were a throughput of 1,163,364 fully processed
"customer order" business transactions per hour. The average response
time for each transaction was 0.15 seconds. The transaction load
produced is, according to Movex Sizing Methodology, comparable to over
50,000 hyperactive users. A hyperactive user is logged on to the system
and consumes system resources. Typically this type of user accesses the
system permanently and intensively works with the system on a regular
basis. This type of user definition is appropriate for telesales and
data entry environments.
When the maximum throughput was achieved, the CPU utilization was at 86
percent. This means that Movex NextGen delivers considerably better
scalability than the competition and is positioned as the safest
investment available today. The results also show linear scalability to
the maximum load with response times well below the measurement
reference points. This proves that Movex NextGen's architecture is solid
and extremely well built according to what a modern e-collaboration
application must cope with from a technology point of view.
"This historic achievement proves the type of performance we can provide
customers with today. This is increasingly important since the new
collaborative business models involve many layers of information,
including Internet-based transactions, which will drive transaction
volumes through the roof. Scalability will be key," comments Johan Berg,
Managing Director, Intentia R & D. Berg continues, "With probably one of
the best development teams in the world, we have created technology and
a software architecture that proves Java to be a serious player in a one-
server based configuration, delivering performance previously unheard
of."
The Movex NextGen application is the first and only complete
e-collaboration application written in Java. Movex NextGen delivers
future-proof technology that not only supplies the market with
outstanding architecture and technology, but also protects the
customer's investment and delivers outstanding cost of ownership,
configurability and ease of future software upgrades.
"We have gotten many questions where specialists have doubted Java's
ability to deliver performance. My answer to these doubts is that, once
and for all, the issue of whether Java can deliver performance can be
dismissed," Berg comments. He concludes, "Java is not only a smart
platform on which to develop mission-critical enterprise software. It is
absolutely genius."
"Intentia has always focussed, and will always focus, on delivering
world-leading technology. In 1996, Intentia made a bet-a bet that Java
would emerge as the leading platform and de facto standard for the
delivery of next generation enterprise software. The results from the
benchmark test prove that the bet paid off and have now definitely put
Intentia and iSeries ahead of the competition as technology leaders,"
says Jim Anderson, Program Manager, iSeries Development, IBM Inc.
Short Facts about the Benchmark Test
Scope
The purpose of the benchmark test was to highlight transaction
throughput and the impact on response time for complete customer orders
on an IBM eServer iSeries. The secondary mission was to verify that
Movex contained no design bottlenecks when running very high transaction
loads. The business transaction (entering a customer order) selected for
this benchmark test was a central, but highly complex, operation with a
high number of database interactions. Each individual customer order
contained one order line for every simulated order. The benchmark test
was conducted according to the Movex Sizing Methodology guidelines. The
benchmark test was performed in Rochester, Minnesota at the IBM Customer
Benchmark Center in a restricted benchmark environment by IBM staff.
Benchmark definitions
A benchmark test is a defined process that measures a particular
application against one or more computer platforms. The benchmark
results are used to provide objective numbers and can be used to
determine how the application performs on the different platforms
tested. Intentia and its International Competency Center hardware
partners have jointly developed the benchmark definition to test
performance of the Movex NextGen Java application.
Configuration
The hardware configuration for the benchmark test consisted of one
centralized server, an IBM eServer iSeries 840 running Movex NextGen
version 11.4.
The complete white paper can be downloaded from
www.intentia.com/benchmark
For further information, please contact:
Thomas Ahlerup
Director Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Intentia International AB (publ)
Telepho +46-8-5552 5766
ne:
Fax: +46-8-5552 5999
Cell +46-708-545 666
phone:
e-mail: thomas.ahlerup@intentia.se
Lars Wettergren
Director Intentia Platform Competency Centers
Intentia R & D
Telepho +46 13 35 9142
ne:
Fax: +46 13 35 91 03
Cell +46 708 35 91 42
phone:
e-mail: lars.wettergren@i
ntentia.se
Jim Anderson
Program Manager IBM iSeries
IBM Inc.
Telepho +1 (507) 253-
ne: 4888
e-mail: jeander@us.ibm.com
About Intentia
Intentia is one of the world's leading suppliers of e-collaboration
solutions. Our vision is to become the leading global e-collaboration
solutions vendor by supplying our customers with tomorrow's solutions
today. Intentia offers a one-stop shop for all e-collaboration needs
within numerous industry segments. We develop, implement and maintain
our own solutions to produce the highest possible level of customer
satisfaction. The Intentia Solution consists of applications covering
customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning
(ERP), supply chain management (SCM), partner relationship management
(PRM), business performance measurement (BPM) and e-business. Intentia
has more than 3,200 employees and serves over 3,400 customers in the
manufacturing, maintenance and distribution industries via a global
network spanning some 40 countries. Intentia is a public company traded
on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (XSSE) under the symbol INT B.
Visit Intentia's Web site at www.intentia.com
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